chris_harris_
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 10:41 AM |
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Anyone with a Lathe?
Morning all.
In an attempt to get the winter mods finished before the spring finally arrives, I am changing to a QR steering wheel.
Following other threads and for safety, i need a sleeve making up but dont have a lathe, anyone able to help please?
Dimentiosn would be 19mm id. 25mm od and about 35 - 40mm long, unless anone has any better ideas of course?
Beer tokens waiting?
Chris
Regards Chris
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tegwin
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 11:58 AM |
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I can possible help if I have the material kicking about..
What Material does it need to be made out of? And what sort of tolerances are you working to?
Any images of what you are trying to do so we can see if there might be a better way?
[Edited on 24/3/13 by tegwin]
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chris_harris_
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 12:21 PM |
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Thank you. just looking at mild steel, and not too tight on tolearnces on the outside, but the inner id at 19mm is reasonably tight. Its a sleeve to
go over the slug, once the column has been ground down to 19mm od, and then that slides inside the Slug. The sleeve goes over both the column and slug
as belt and braces for the column to be welded at each end, and then drilled through and welded again for safety?
Does that make sense?
Regards Chris
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tegwin
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 12:41 PM |
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Will go out to the workshop in a bit and see what material I have...
Not 100% sure I understand you... Are you trying to connect two pieces of steering shaft using a sleeve and welding?
If so I would chamfer off the mating ends and butt weld them together, then grind the weld down, slide sleeve over and weld both ends of the sleeve to
the shafts.... I would not drill as this would leave a void in the center of the shaft!
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chris_harris_
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| posted on 24/3/13 at 12:49 PM |
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Thank you, and yes that is what i am trying to do, so thank you for the advice, there seems to have been lots of different people doing different
things with this one. The steering shaft is hollow, which is interesting too.
Please let me know how many beer tokens and i will send across.
Chris
Regards Chris
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/3/13 at 07:08 PM |
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I've seen a guy nearly sacked for doing this.
If it was me with the lathe, I would ask somebody to send a sketch with tolerances of what was needed and wouldn't dare to ask for what purpose.
Original shaft is unlikely to be standard mild steel. Don't take chances with steering shafts, unless you like wearing brown trousers
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/3/13 at 07:53 PM |
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Original Ford shaft is mild steel, I found a piece of compressor pipe that was a perfect fit when I did mine.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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